2021–22 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team

2021–22 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record14–15 (8–10 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bianca Smith (2nd season)
  • Charinee Mitchell (3rd season)
  • Sadie Edwards (1st season)
Home arenaMontagne Center
(Capacity: 10,080)
Seasons
2021–22 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin 17 1   .944 28 5   .848
Grand Canyon 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
California Baptist* 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Utah Valley 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Abilene Christian 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
Sam Houston State 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
Tarleton State* 8 10   .444 16 13   .552
Lamar 8 10   .444 14 15   .483
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 8 10   .444 14 19   .424
Seattle 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Dixie State* 6 12   .333 10 19   .345
New Mexico State 6 12   .333 10 19   .345
Chicago State 3 15   .167 4 23   .148
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2022 WAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Lamar Lady Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Cardinals, led by third-year head coach Aqua Franklin, played their home games at the Montagne Center in Beaumont, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

This season was the Lady Cardinals' first and only as members of the Western Athletic Conference. Lamar was one of four schools, all from Texas, that left the Southland Conference in July 2021 to join the WAC.[1] The Lady Cardinals finished the 2021–22 season with an overall record of 14–15 and 8–10 in conference play. The seventh-seeded Lady Cardinals won their WAC tournament opening-round game against tenth seed New Mexico State 65–54. Their season ended with a first-round tournament loss to sixth seed 2021–22 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

Previous season

[edit]

The Lady Cardinals finished the 2020–21 season with an overall record of 10–14 and 9–6 in conference play. Their season ended losing to Central Arkansas in a quarterfinal game in the Southland Conference tournament. Lamar entered the tournament as fourth seed.

Offseason

[edit]

Incoming transfers

[edit]
Lamar incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Brooklyn Mitchell 4 G 5'7" Junior New Orleans, LA Kansas
NJ Weems 22 F 6'1" Sophomore Minneapolis, MN Moberly Area Community College

Source:[2][3]

Roster

[edit]
2021–22 Lamar Lady Cardinals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kayla Mitchell 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Jr Jonesboro HS Jonesboro, AR
G 1 Hope Lemelle 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Duncanville HS Cedar Hill, TX
G 2 Angel Hastings 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Wagner HS San Antonio, TX
G 3 Sabria Dean 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Mineola HS Mineola, TX
G 4 Brooklyn Mitchell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Ursuline Academy
Kansas
New Orleans, LA
G 5 M'Kayla Malone 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Saginaw HS Fort Worth, TX
G 10 Malay McQueen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Bowie HS Arlington, TX
G 11 Portia Adams 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Cedar Hill HS Cedar Hill, TX
F 12 Micaela Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Rayville HS Rayville, LA
F 13 Taliah Hill 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Brusly HS Brusly, LA
F 14 Emma Imevbore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr King Henry
London Thunder U18
London, England
G 21 Anyssia Gibbs 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Granite Hills HS Apple Valley, CA
F 22 NJ Weems 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So DeLaSalle HS Minneapolis, MN
C 25 Bebe Galloway 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Ball HS Galveston, TX
F/C 41 Akasha Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Wylie East HS Dallas, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

[edit]

Sources:[4][5][6]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Jarvis Christian W 95–47 
 19  Davis; Dean     -   8  Dean  Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
Non-conference season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm
at New Mexico L 54–71  0–1
 14  Dean   11  Gibbs   3  Gibbs; Hastings  The Pit (3,800)
Albuquerque, NM
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Howard Payne W 107–37  1–1
 31  Dean   13  Davis   12  Mitchell  Montagne Center (1,512)
Beaumont, TX
November 16, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ole Miss L 37–71  1–2
 11  Hastings   6  Davis   2  3 players  SJB Pavilion (1,232)
Oxford, MS
November 19, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas Tech L 68–72 OT 1–3
 18  McQueen   8  Davis; Gibbs   4  McQueen  United Supermarkets Arena (4,339)
Lubbock, TX
November 28, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Longwood L 59–62  1–4
 18  Davis   14  Davis   4  Mitchell  Montagne Center (511)
Beaumont, TX
December 2, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Loyola (New Orleans) W 57–44  2–4
 25  Dean   9  Gibbs   4  McQueen  Montagne Center (512)
Beaumont, TX
December 7, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
McNeese State W 88–76  3–4
 25  Davis   9  Gibbs   5  Dean  Montagne Center (511)
Beaumont, TX
December 10, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas State W 63–59  4–4
 15  Gibbs   6  Tied - 3   4  Gibbs; Hastings  Strahan Coliseum (728)
San Marcos, TX
December 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Prairie View A&M W 66–46  5–4
 18  Davis   7  Davis   5  Mitchell  Montagne Center (698)
Beaumont, TX
December 22, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeastern Louisiana Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
WAC season
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Sam Houston State Game postponed due to COVID-19 protocol within Lamar team Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
January 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Stephen F. Austin Game postponed due to COVID-19 protocol within Lamar team Montagne Center 
Beaumont, TX
January 8, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Grand Canyon L 72–73 1OT 5–5
(0–1)
 15  Hastings   8  Davis   8  K. Mitchell  Grand Canyon University Arena (421)
Phoenix, AZ
January 10, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Mexico State L 53–57  5–6
(0–2)
 11  Gibbs   9  Gibbs   3  Gibbs; Dean  Pan American Center (701)
Las Cruces, NM
January 13, 2022
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Sam Houston State W 68–55  6–6
(1–2)
 17  McQueen   6  McQueen   5  Gibbs  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (181)
Huntsville, TX
January 15, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Chicago State W 55–47  7–6
(2–2)
 20  Gibbs   5  McQueen; Dean   2  McQueen  Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (100)
Chicago, IL
January 17, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Stephen F. Austin L 53–65  7–7
(2–3)
 14  Dean   8  Wilson   5  McQueen  Montagne Center (678)
Beaumont, TX
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Dixie State W 75–65  8–7
(3–3)
 19  Davis   11  Davis   6  Hastings  Montagne Center (718)
Beaumont, TX
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Utah Valley W 59–55 2OT 9–7
(4–3)
 15  Hastings   11  Davis   5  Hastings  Montagne Center (938)
Beaumont, TX
January 27, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tarleton State W 53–45  10–7
(5–3)
 21  Davis   10  Davis   7  Dean  Wisdom Gymnasium (752)
Stephenville, TX
January 29, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Abilene Christian L 54–66  10–8
(5–4)
 18  Dean   6  Gibbs; Dean   2  Dean; Adams  Teague Center (546)
Abilene, TX
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 53–39  11–8
(6–4)
 23  Davis   8  Dean   3  McQueen  Montagne Center (1,016)
Beaumont, TX
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
California Baptist L 56–71  11–9
(6–5)
 16  Hastings   6  Gibbs   4  Hastings  Montagne Center (1,228)
Beaumont, TX
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Seattle L 56–65  11–10
(6–6)
 15  Hastings   9  Davis   4  Hastings  Montagne Center (1,054)
Beaumont, TX
February 14, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Sam Houston State L 57–66  11–11
(6–7)
 13  Davis   6  Davis   5  Adams  Montagne Center (1,008)
Beaumont, TX
February 19, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin L 40–57  11–12
(6–8)
 10  Dean   7  Gibbs   3  Dean  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,587)
Nacogdoches, TX
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Tarleton State L 64–67  11–13
(6–9)
 19  Hastings   6  Gibbs   4  Hastings; Dean  Montagne Center (1,027)
Beaumont, TX
February 28, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Abilene Christian W 70–60  12–13
(7–9)
 21  Sabria   9  Gibbs   5  Hastings; K. Mitchell  Montagne Center (1,086)
Beaumont, TX
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 69–61  13–13
(8–9)
 21  Hastings   12  Davis   5  K. Mitchell; Dean  UTRGV Fieldhouse (886)
Edinburg, TX
March 5, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at California Baptist L 76–101  13–14
(8–10)
 17  mevbore   8  Imevbore   3  K. Mitchell; B. Mitchell  CBU Events Center (450)
Riverside, CA
WAC tournament
March 8, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (10) New Mexico State
Opening round
W 65–54  14–14
 25  Hastings   9  Davis   3  Davis  Orleans Arena (303)
Paradise, NV
March 9, 2022
5:30 pm, ESPN+
(7) vs. (6) Sam Houston
First round
L 69–73  14–15
 21  Dean   8  Dean   7  Dean  Orleans Arena (544)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source:[7]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  2. ^ Dixon, James (April 23, 2021). "Women's Hoops Adds Weems for 2021-22". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  3. ^ McFarland, Will (July 1, 2021). "Mitchell Set to Join Cards for 2021-22". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Lamar Lady Cardinals Schedule - 2021-22". ESPN. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "WAC Announces Changes to Women's Basketball Schedule". Western Athletic Conference. December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". Lamar University Athletics.